CRASH CAUSES CARS TO ROLL DOWN BANK; TWO INJURED.

Byline: Orith Goldberg Staff Writer

CASTAIC - A Newhall man with a previous drunk driving record and five outstanding warrants was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of drunk driving after causing an injury crash on the Golden State (5) Freeway in Castaic, a Highway Patrol official said.

Javier Gamayo, 20, was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving, driving on a suspended license and failure to provide proof of insurance, said CHP Officer Matthew Hill.

Gamayo was driving erratically before his car hit another vehicle, according to an off-duty paramedic who witnessed the 10:06 a.m. crash. The paramedic had spotted Gamayo's red Ford Probe weaving across the northbound traffic lanes before the collision, Hill said.

"The traffic was actually staying behind him because he was all over the place," Hill said.

Gamayo hit a Honda Accord driven by Mary Katherine Douglas, 35, of Palmdale, as she exited the northbound freeway at Hasley Canyon Road, Hill said. Both cars rolled down a 30- to 40-foot embankment.

Douglas and Gamayo were hospitalized for treatment of minor injuries, and later released. Gamayo was booked at the Santa Clarita Valley sheriff's station with bails set at $163,000, officials said.